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A return to football

The German football league, the Bundesliga, has been given the green light to kick off for the first time since March.

Bayern Munich are among a number of Bundesliga clubs to have returned to training
So-called ghost games without spectators could start again as early as 15 or 21 May as long as a two-week quarantine is put in place for the players, in the form of a type of training camp. A decision on the date will be made by the football authorities on Thursday.

The Bundesliga will be the first major football league in Europe to resume after the pandemic. However, it is not without risk. Ten positive cases were revealed this week by the German football league out of 1,724 tests across the top two divisions.

Not everyone has been happy with the speed of reopening. Baden-Württemberg state premier Winfried Kretschmann accused "a whole row of colleagues of rushing ahead with their own openings".

Meanwhile, tourism commissioner Thomas Bareiss has held out the hope that Germans will be able to go on holiday this summer.

If the outbreak remained under control, he suggested they could go away in Germany and in neighbouring countries that had seen a similar drop in infections.

SPECIAL REPORTEXCLUSIVE: Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari Admitted at London’s Hospital Published 3 weeks ago on March 29, 2020 By Desert Herald

The Chief-of-Staff to the President, Abba Kyari has been sighted at Wellington Hospital in London.

Wellington Hospital is the largest independent hospital in the United Kingdom, and part of HCA International hospital group.

While RootstvNigeria has not independently verified, a highly placed source disclosed that the “President’s Chief-of-Staff is receiving medical attention at Wellington Hospital but his medical condition is deteriorating haven tested positive to COVID-19.” the source said.

While the Presidency has not disclosed the status of Kyari who was widely reported to have tested positive to Coronavirus, RootstvNigeria gathered that he was initially moved to Lagos for treatment before it was decided that he should be flown to London.

Just after Nigeria recorded its first case of the deadly virus in February 2020, Abba Kyari had visited Germany and Egypt in company of the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman where they met Siemens officials over the power deal signed with the company.

ROOTSTV also gathered that Kyari’s illness informed the decision to redeploy the Permanent Secretary of the State, Jalal Arabi on the order of the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari.

It would be recalled that a voice note had gone viral on the 26th of March 2020 where it was alleged that the President and his Chief of Staff where flown out of the country at midnight. The Presidency, however, debunked this saying it was the handiwork of mischief-makers.
Source: ROOTSTVNIGERIA

The coronavirus pandemic has introduced dozens of new words and phrases to daily life, from social distancing to herd immunity. But what do they all mean?

What do all these terms mean?


Self-isolation, Social distancing, Vaccine, Pandemic

Some key terms

Covid-19
The disease caused by the coronavirus first detected in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. It primarily affects the lungs.

Flatten the curve
To slow the transmission rate so the peak in terms of numbers of cases is flattened into a smoother curve when drawn on a chart, to prevent a very high instance of coronavirus cases overloading health services.

Lockdown
Restrictions on movement or daily life, where public buildings are closed and people told to stay at home. Lockdowns have been imposed in several countries as part of drastic efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus.

Pandemic
An epidemic of serious disease spreading rapidly in many countries simultaneously.

Self-isolation
Staying inside and avoiding all contact with other people, with the aim of preventing the spread of a disease.

Social distancing
Keeping away from other people, with the aim of slowing down transmission of a disease. The government advises not seeing friends or relatives other than those you live with, working from home where possible and avoiding public transport.

Virus
A tiny agent that copies itself inside the living cells of any organism. Viruses can cause these cells to die and interrupt the body's normal chemical processes, causing disease.

BREAKING

Merkel eases lockdown measures
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced plans to ease the country's lockdown.

Social distancing measures will remain in place until 3 May, and Ms Merkel recommended people wear face masks on public transport and in shops.

But from next week shops under 800 square metres will be allowed to open. Children will start to return to class from 4 May.

According to Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country has 127,584 confirmed cases and has reported 3,254 deaths

Geng geng

It is not the fault of Mr President rather lets blame the coronavirus that is spreading like fire all over the world

Stay safe �
Be vigilant
Look into God ��

At least six people have died after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states.

Tornadoes touched down in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.

On Sunday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agenda confirmed deaths across three counties.

In Louisiana, a number of homes were destroyed in the city of Monroe, with the city's official social media account initially reporting only minor injuries.

The National Weather Service said severe thunderstorms were likely through late Sunday into Monday, in particular across parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

"Strong tornadoes, widespread damaging winds, and large hail are all possible," the agency warned.

Sheltering amid the lockdown
In Mississippi, three deaths were confirmed in Jefferson Davis County, two in Lawrence and one in Walthall.

Last week, the American Meteorological Society issued guidelines for taking shelter during the coronavirus pandemic.

The vast majority of residents in the US are under stay-at-home orders.

It advised making shelter plans in advance in homes or with neighbours, friends or families.

Public shelters in many communities are closed because of lockdown measures. People were urged to still follow social distancing guidelines if they must seek safety in a public space like a school.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency on Sunday that suspended Covid-19 mitigation measures that may have prevented people from gathering in public shelters in that state.

President Trump wants the United States to start mining on the Moon for minerals.

The US president recently signed an executive order stating America has the right to explore and use resources from outer space.

The order also said the US did not see space as a common area for resources, and didn't need permission of international agreements to get started.

But why does he want to mine in space? And what are the benefits?

Radio 1 Newsbeat has been speaking to a couple of experts who can fill us in.

'Extending life beyond Earth'
According to Sarah Cruddas, mining the Moon will help humans travel further in space, to places like Mars.

Sarah's a space journalist and says the Moon can become "an intergalactic petrol station" - because it has the resources needed for rocket fuel - like hydrogen and oxygen.

Having a petrol station in space means rockets can travel further into space before worrying about running out of fuel.

"It's like not taking a kitchen sink when you go on holiday. We shouldn't need to take everything with us when we go into space," Sarah tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.

Exploring deeper is important because space has lots of resources which can be used to benefit our planet.

It's the latest space-related decision the President has taken - he created a space force last year
Professor Benjamin Sovacool says the world is moving towards renewable energy sources because of climate change and needs those resources.

"We are currently depleting the resources we have," Benjamin tells Newsbeat.

Benjamin is professor of energy policy at University of Sussex and says mining more materials in space can help build items such as electric cars - which will be good for the environment in the long-term.

"Metals such as lithium or cobalt - which you need - are mainly in places like China, Russia or Congo. And it's difficult to get them."

He says it can be complicated trying to source materials from different suppliers around the world, all of which have different rules.

"Mining on the Moon, with one entity, might be easier," he adds.

Sarah says mining those materials on Earth in places like Congo, is "done in horrible conditions".

But Benjamin does warn that in space mining doesn't offer a short-term fix for climate change on earth.

US-China tensions
One of the reasons behind President Trump's decision to mine on the Moon could be a lack of access to minerals for the US compared with other parts of the world.

"The US has lost the race - other countries are ahead, like China and Russia," says Benjamin.

Materials mined by China have been made available around the world.

"It will be really attractive to people like President Trump if you are able to get minerals in a place where the Chinese aren't - like space."

There has been tension between the US and China since President Trump came to power, and Benjamin says this is a chance for him to assert "dominance and leadership".

What about the law?
President Trump's order is clear that international law won't apply to US efforts in space - but laws about what humans can do off-planet are less well defined.

"Space law is developing, it's something that will change over time," Sarah says.

No country "can claim to own the Moon", but currently it's like maritime law: "If you go there, find it and mine it - it's yours to keep."

Benjamin says setting our sights on outer space may be inevitable because of climate change happening here on our planet.

"One of the arguments people make is space is the only place left to go because we'll eventually mess up our Earth so much," he says.

"That viewpoint demands space exploration as the only viable alternative for the future of humanity."

Satellites in space give us information about the planet
Can it happen in our lifetimes?
According to Sarah, "the technology is there" and progress is fast because there are more private companies involved.

"Before, it was always government funded. But with private companies and individuals, there's more money and ambition," she tells Newsbeat.

"We're going to see huge advances on things like mining on the Moon, mining asteroids and the sea, and humans visiting Mars. That's all feasible within our lifetime."

But Benjamin says it's also important to use technological developments on existing mining processes on Earth.

There are mineral resources in the Solar System that could improve life on earth
"Lunar mining is at the top of the pyramid, it's really hard to reach," he says.

"So first develop existing mines, such as gas and deep-water mining. After that, you can go to the next level up."

He feels lunar mining is "at least 10 to 15 years away", and its future will even then be very dependent on other factors such as money and resource.

Ultimately, though, Sarah says it's "all a part of something greater".

"You look up at the Moon, we're watching the sky.

"It's all part of being involved in extending humanity beyond Earth."

The United States now has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world.

The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, shows more than 20,000 people in the US have now died.

The grim milestone comes shortly after the US became the first nation to record more than 2,000 virus deaths in a single day.

The governor of New York Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday the state's death toll appeared to be stabilising.

Announcing a 24-hour figure of 783 new deaths, he noted the last several days had seen around the same number.

"That is not an all-time high, and you can see that the number is somewhat stabilising but it is stabilising at a horrific rate," Mr Cuomo said. "These are just incredible numbers depicting incredible loss and pain."

New York state has become the epicentre of the outbreak in the US, recording more than 180,000 of the country's estimated 520,000 cases.

how soon will we have a coronavirus vaccine.

But scientists are also working on treatments for patients who already have the infection. These could save lives and alleviate suffering in the meantime.

One of four drugs being tested in experiments overseen by the World Health Organization is remdesivir. Two-thirds of 53 patients given the drug in a US clinical trial showed signs of improvement.

The trial began when scientists looked at drugs that had shown promise against the Sars or Mers coronaviruses, which killed hundreds of people in 2003 and 2012, the WHO’s chief scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan told the BBC.

But she warned that the remdesivir trial had no control group, meaning there were no patients in the experiment who did not take the drug, and therefore no way of comparing the results.

Although scientists hope the initial signs will prove to be correct, Dr Swaminathan explained, there was no way of knowing currently if and by how much the drug benefited patients.

“We're doing everything we can to speed up enrolment [in the trial] but I think this epidemic is going to be with us some time,” she warned.

Pope Francis urged people not to "yield to fear" and focused on a "message of hope" as he held an Easter eve Mass from an almost empty St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

He encouraged people to be "the messengers of life in a time of death", and urged those better off to help the poor.

Thousands of people in the UK have now died with coronavirus, including doctors, nurses, surgeons and other NHS workers.

The government has said 19 NHS workers have died so far, with doctors who came out of retirement among those who have lost their lives.

Here are some of the stories of those who have died.

Gareth Roberts

Mr Roberts worked as a nurse in the Cardiff and Vale health board area
Gareth Roberts had worked as a nurse at sites across the Cardiff and Vale health board since the 1980s.

Mr Roberts had retired in December 2014 before returning to work in January 2015.

The health board said he was "extremely popular, fun-filled and well-liked", while staff said he was a "kind and helpful person".

Mr Roberts died at the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil.

He is survived by his wife, son and grandson.

Julie Omar, 52
Julie Omar had been working as a sister on Ward 14 at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, and had also previously worked with the trauma team at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

She was a "much-loved member" of its nursing team, said the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, and a "dedicated and highly experienced trauma and orthopaedics nurse".

She had developed symptoms and was self-isolating, but her condition deteriorated and she died at home on Friday.

Mrs Omar, leaves a husband, Laith, and a grown-up daughter.

In a letter sent to staff, trust chief executive Matthew Hopkins said it "brings the tragic consequences of this outbreak even closer to home than it already was".

He thanked them for their "continuing commitment and dedication" during the pandemic.

Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, 53

Dr Chowdhury was described by family and friends as "compassionate" and "so caring"
A married father-of-two, Dr Chowdhury was a consultant urologist at Homerton University Hospital, in east London.

His son Intisar described the consultant urologist as a "kind and compassionate hero" who had been in "such pain" when he wrote an appeal to the government on Facebook, warning about a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS workers.

"He wrote that post while he was in that state, just because of how much he cared about his co-workers," his son said.

Family friend and fellow doctor Golam Rahat Khan said Dr Chowdhury liked singing, and enjoyed celebrating Bengali and English culture and heritage.

"He was so caring, he would call us very often to come to his house," he added.

Dr Chowdhury died on 8 April.

Dr Edmond Adedeji, 62

Dr Adedeji was a father-of-three and also had three grandchildren
Dr Edmond Adedeji worked as a locum registrar in the emergency department of Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Wiltshire.

"He died doing a job he loved, serving others before himself," his family said in a statement.

The hospital's chief executive added he was a "respected and well-liked member of the team".

Dr Adedeji died on 8 April.

Alice Kit Tak Ong, 70
Ms Ong "loved her job", her daughter Melissa told the PA news agency.

She said her mother came to London from Hong Kong in the 1970s to join the NHS "because she believed it was the best in the world".

Ms Ong began her career as a midwife and was working full-time at two surgeries and holding baby clinics before falling ill.

She died on 7 April.

Leilani Dayrit, 47

Leilani Dayrit was based at St Cross Hospital in Rugby
Sister Leilani Dayrit died of suspected coronavirus after displaying symptoms at work, her daughter has said.

Mary Dayrit, 19, said her mother had been "selfless until the very end" and "put other people's wellbeing before her own".

She had asthma, and had been self-isolating at home for seven days before she died on 7 April. She had stopped breathing and paramedics were unable to revive her.

Mary said her mother was a compassionate woman who "made sure to spread joy, happiness and love to anyone that ever needed it."

Janice Graham, 58

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Ms Graham was remembered by colleagues for her "kindness and compassion"
Ms Graham was the first NHS worker in Scotland to die from coronavirus.

"My Mum was there for me no matter what. I will miss everything about her," her son told STV News.

A healthcare support worker and district nurse, Ms Graham died at Inverclyde Royal Hospital on 6 April.

Dr Syed Haider
"Even whilst in hospital breathing his last, he was urging doctors and nurses to pay attention to other patients rather than him," Dr Haider's son told the News International newspaper, in Pakistan.

"Many at his age would have retired yet his dedication to his profession was immeasurable."

The Valence Medical Centre, in Dagenham, east London - where British Pakistani Dr Haider worked - confirmed he died on 6 April.

Aimee O'Rourke, 39

Nurse and mother-of-three Ms O'Rourke died at the hospital where she worked
Ms O'Rourke was "such a kind and caring nurse" who had "a really special relationship with her patients and colleagues", said the ward manager of the acute medical unit she worked in.

"Nursing was something she had always wanted to do, although she came to it relatively late after raising her girls."

The 39-year-old died at the hospital where she worked - the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, in Margate, Kent - on 2 April.

Areema Nasreen, 36
Ms Nasreen worked as a hospital cleaner before gaining her nursing qualification in 2019.

She died on 2 April at Walsall Manor Hospital, in the West Midlands - the hospital she had worked at for 16 years.

"We've lost an amazing nurse, but we've lost also an amazing person in life," her sister Kazeema Nasreen said.

The chief executive of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust said Ms Nasreen "always said she was so blessed to have the role of a nurse, which she absolutely loved because she wanted to feel like she could make a difference - and you did, Areema, you will be very sadly missed."

Lynsay Coventry, 54
The grandmother "followed her dream" and trained as a midwife in later life, her family said in a statement.

"She was a very well-respected midwife who supported many hundreds of women as they welcomed their babies into the world," they added.

Ms Coventry had worked at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, in Harlow, Essex, for 10 years. She died on 2 April.

Pooja Sharma
Ms Sharma, who worked as a pharmacist at Eastbourne District General Hospital, was the "superstar of the family", her brother said.

"Her irresistible laugh, sense of humour and good nature would light up our world and fill it with colours. For this I am eternally grateful that Pooja was my sister.

"For me, Pooja would always be the little protector or shield for when I had done something mischievous and she would cover for me with my parents."

Dr Fayez Ayache, 76

Dr Ayache's daughter said he was "the most dedicated GP"
Dr Ayache stopped working a month before he died, but his family say they think he continued to visit patients in their homes in an effort to help.

The retired GP, who worked for the NHS in Suffolk for more than 40 years, "would often pop round and just check [former patients] were OK", his daughter Layla Ayache said.

"He was a rural village GP at heart," she added.

He had also helped to raise money for refugee charities to help people in Syria, where he was born.

Ms Ayache said her father's "entire life was split between his family and his work", adding: "That was all he lived for really, was those two things."

He died on 8 April.

Jitendra Rathod, 62

Former colleagues of Dr Rathod said he was a "talented, skilled and kind clinician"
Father-of-two Jitendra Rathod was a "dearly loved" specialist heart surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, where he spent 25 years.

The health board's chief executive said he was a "great" surgeon who would be missed by his colleagues.

Mr Rathod died in the intensive care ward at the hospital on 6 April.

Rebecca Mack, 29

A friend said Ms Mack was "one of a kind"
The nurse had worked in the children's cancer unit at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary before taking up other roles in the health sector.

"She was a devoted friend, an incredible nurse and an unapologetically imperfect person," one of her friends said in a Facebook post.

Ms Mack was not believed to have been directly dealing with patients before becoming ill.

She died on 5 April.

Glen Corbin, 59
A healthcare assistant, Mr Corbin worked at the Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, in north-west London, for more than 25 years.

"He was the 'go to' person who knew everything about the ward and how to get things done," said Claire Murdoch, head of the local NHS trust, adding he was the "backbone" of his team.

Mr Corbin died on 4 April.

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai

MP Ed Davey said he'd been "privileged" to meet Dr Sebastianpillai to discuss the health service as well as Tamil history
A published historian, Dr Sebastianpillai trained at a medical school in Sri Lanka and went on to specialise in treating elderly people at Kingston Hospital in south-west London.

He was "hugely respected as a consultant and author", Ed Davey, acting Lib Dem leader, said.

He described the consultant geriatrician's book, A Complete Illustrated History of Sri Lanka, as "world class".

Dr Sebastianpillai, who was in his 70s, died on 4 April.

Liz Glanister, 68
Ms Glanister was a "long-serving" nurse at the Aintree University Hospital, in Liverpool.

"We are so proud to see just how many people's lives Liz has touched," her family said in a statement.

"Losing a loved one at any time is heartbreaking, but to go through it as we and many other families are is simply beyond words."

Ms Glanister - pictured centre, below - died on 3 April at Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

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Prof Sami Shousha, 79
Prof Shousha was an honorary professor of histopathology at Imperial College London, and had worked at UK cancer research laboratories at London's Hammersmith and Charing Cross hospitals since 1978.

He died on 2 April.

Dr Alfa Saadu, 68

Dr Saadu's family said he had worked for the NHS for nearly 40 years, at various London hospitals
"Living legend" Dr Alfa Saadu, who had returned to work after retirement, died in hospital on 31 March.

His family said he had been working part-time at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, before contracting the virus.

His son Dani Saadu said the family suggested he should go to hospital, but his father insisted he "did not want to take up a hospital bed because others would need it".

Mr Saadu added: "He was a very passionate man, who cared about saving people... he loved to lecture people in the world of medicine, he did so in the UK and Africa."

Thomas Harvey, 57

A colleague said Mr Harvey had contracted the virus at work after treating a patient who later tested positive
Father-of-seven Thomas Harvey, 57, was a healthcare assistant at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, east London.

His family criticised the NHS for the lack of personal protective equipment provided to staff, saying he "just had gloves and a flimsy apron".

He died at home on 29 March, after feeling unwell for several days.

Amged El-Hawrani

Amged El-Hawrani's family thanked his NHS colleagues for working "tirelessly" to save him
An ear, nose and throat consultant at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, Mr El-Hawrani's family said he was "a loving and much-loved husband, son, father, brother, and friend".

"His greatest passions were his family and his profession, and he dedicated his life to both," they said.

Mr El-Hawrani died at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester on 28 March.

Dr Habib Zaidi, 76

Dr Zaidi had worked as a GP in Leigh-on-Sea for more than 47 years
Dr Zaidi was a managing partner of a GP practice with his wife Dr Talat Zaidi. Their four children all work in the medical profession.

His daughter, Dr Sarah Zaidi, said his death was "reflective of his sacrifice" and he had a "vocational attitude to service".

His colleague Dr Jose Garcia-Lobera said he had left behind an "incredible legacy" and was "a hugely respected, selfless man who dedicated his life to helping others".

Dr Zaidi died in intensive care at Southend Hospital, Essex, on 25 March.

Adil El Tayar, 63

Adil El Tayar had worked in Saudi Arabia and Sudan - as well as at St Mary's and St George's hospitals in London
Renowned surgeon Dr El Tayar worked in the NHS for 11 years before moving back to his native Sudan to help establish a transplant programme.

He returned to the UK in 2015, working as a locum surgeon before his death.

He gave the "precious gift of life to so many people around the world", fellow surgeon Abbas Ghazanfar wrote in a tribute.

"He was an excellent colleague, a truly humble soul and above all a noble human being."

He died at West Middlesex University Hospital in Isleworth, west London, on 25 March.

Coronavirus: Africa will not be testing ground for vaccine, says WHO

A health worker carries out a door-to-door testing near Durban in South Africa
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as "racist" the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa.

"Africa can't and won't be a testing ground for any vaccine," said Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The doctors' remarks during a TV debate sparked outrage, and they were accused of treating Africans like "human guinea pigs".

One of them later issued an apology.

When asked about the doctors' suggestion during the WHO's coronavirus briefing, Dr Tedros became visibly angry, calling it a hangover from the "colonial mentality".

"It was a disgrace, appalling, to hear during the 21st Century, to hear from scientists, that kind of remark. We condemn this in the strongest terms possible, and we assure you that this will not happen," he said.

Reality Check: Misinformation in Africa
South Africa's ruthlessly efficient fight against coronavirus
As the number of confirmed cases in Africa continues to rise, some governments are imposing stricter measures to try to slow the spread of the virus. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned all travel in and out of the capital, Nairobi, and three other large towns for three weeks.

What did the doctors say?
During a debate on French TV channel LCI, Camille Locht, head of research at Inserm health research group, was talking about a vaccine trial in Europe and Australia.

Jean-Paul Mira, head of intensive care at Cochin hospital in Paris, then said: "If I can be provocative, shouldn't we be doing this study in Africa, where there are no masks, no treatments, no resuscitation?

"A bit like it is done elsewhere for some studies on Aids. In prostitutes, we try things because we know that they are highly exposed and that they do not protect themselves."

Mr Locht nodded in agreement at this suggestion, and said: "You are right. We are in the process of thinking about a study in parallel in Africa."

Dr Mira had earlier questioned whether the study would work as planned on healthcare workers in Australia and Europe because they had access to personal protective equipment (PPE) while working.

Media captionCoronavirus in Africa: Debunking fake news and myths around Covid-19
The show sparked widespread anger, including from former footballer Didier Drogba, who called the comments "deeply racist". He added: "Do not take African people as human guinea pigs! It’s absolutely disgusting".

Fellow former footballer Samuel Eto’o called the doctors "murderers".

The doctors' comments have also fuelled existing fears in Africa that African people will be used as guinea pigs for a new coronavirus vaccine.

Guardiola's mother dies after contracting coronavirus

The mother of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has died after contracting coronavirus.

Dolors Sala Carrió, 82, died in Barcelona, City said.

"Everyone associated with the club sends their most heartfelt sympathy at this most distressing time to Pep, his family and all their friends," the Premier League club added.

Spain has recorded one of the largest death tolls in the world: more than 13,000 people have died from the virus.

Last week Guardiola, who has been at home in Barcelona, donated 1m euros (£880,000) to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain.

How did we get here?

In China at the end of December, a 34-year-old ophthalmologist named Dr Li Wenliang tried to send a message to other medics warning them about a new virus in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province.

He was later visited by the police accused and accused of scaremongering. Dr Li died on 6 February after contracting the virus while treating patients in Wuhan.

Grief and anger after the death of Dr Li Wenliang
On 3 January, the BBC wrote its first news report about a "mystery virus" in Wuhan. At the time, 44 cases had been confirmed, 11 of which were considered severe.

Many feared there would be a repeat of the 2003 Sars outbreak that killed 774 people. By 18 January the confirmed number of cases had risen to around 60 - but experts estimated the real figure was closer to 1,700.

Just two days later, as millions of people prepared to travel for the lunar new year, the number of cases more than tripled to more than 200 and the virus was detected in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

On 23 January, Wuhan went into lockdown. At that point, 18 people had died and 570 others had been infected, including in Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, South Korea and the United States.

Ten days later, a 44-year-old man in the Philippines died of the virus - the first death reported outside of China.

A week later, an 80-year-old tourist died in France - Europe's first coronavirus death. The virus appeared in Iran five days later - two people died within hours of their diagnosis being announced. Iran would later become a hotspot for the virus.

Italy saw a major surge in cases on 23 February, and 10 towns in Lombardy went into lockdown, later extended to the whole of Italy.

On 23 March, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a three-week lockdown in the UK.

Three days later, on 26 March, the US officially overtook China as the country hardest-hit by the coronavirus outbreak, with more than 86,000 confirmed cases. By 2 April, this had risen to more than 217,000 - almost double the number of cases in Italy.

Coronavirus cases hit one million
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has passed one million worldwide, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University in the US.

More than 200,000 of those who were infected have recovered, but more than 50,000 have died.

India launches new Covid-19 tracking app
Andrew Clarance


A new app from the Indian government may tell you if you've crossed paths with someone infected with Covid-19.

The app, which is called Aarogya Setu (translates to bridge to health from the Sanskrit), will use Bluetooth and location data to tell if the user has been near a person with Covid-19 and is at risk.

The app scans a database of known registered cases to assess if the user has been within six feet of a known positive case.

The app also shares the data with the government in case the user tests positive or has been around someone who is infected with Covid-19.

While your name or number won't be public, the app does collect this information as well as your gender, travel history and whether you're a smoker.

Wimbledon cancelled for first time since WW2

Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic, the All England Club confirms.

The two-week tournament, one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, was due to start on 29 June.

The entire UK grass court season has also been abandoned, including tournaments at Queen’s, Eastbourne, Nottingham and Birmingham.

There will be no professional tennis anywhere in the UK until at least 13 July.

Uefa competitions 'postponed until further notice'

This season's Champions League and Europa League competitions have been "postponed until further notice", says Uefa.

European football's governing body has also postponed all national team fixtures due to be played in June, including play-off and qualifying matches for the men's and women's European Championships.

The decision follows Wednesday's meeting of Uefa's 55 member associations.

Uefa has already moved the men's Euros, due to take place this summer, to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince Charles makes first appearance since diagnosis
The Prince of Wales has called on people to "look forward to better times" in his first appearance since being diagnosed with coronavirus.

In a video posted on Twitter, he said his self-isolation period had now ended but warned that social-distancing could be a "strange, frustrating and often distressing experience

What does a two-metre social distance look like?
The UK government is advising people to stay home and only go out if they need to fetch food or medicine, to go to work if it's essential, or to exercise.

Even when you leave your home, you need to practise social distancing and keep at least two metres away from other people to protect yourself from catching coronavirus. But what does this distance actually look like? The BBC's Laura Foster demonstrates

Elsewhere in Africa:

Pape Diouf, the former president of the French football club, Marseille, has died after contracting coronavirus. He was in his home country, Senegal, and is its first recorded coronavirus-related death

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has apologised after reports of police brutality as officers implemented a curfew to curb the spread of the virus

Burundi and Sierra Leone, which were among a handful of African countries yet to confirm cases, have recorded their first positive test results

Several members of Uganda’s famous Watoto Children’s Choir have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a trip to the UK

The governor of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has appealed for information about a woman and young girl who were pictured using cut-out plastic bottles to cover their faces, amid concerns for families who can't afford protection

Cuba calls off workers' May Day parade

Cuba's communist government has suspended the annual Day of the Worker parade to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The event, scheduled for 1 May, is a key date in the island's political calendar.

BBC Cuba correspondent Will Grant said the move was "the last thing Cuba’s government would have wanted to do".

President Miguel Diaz-Canel has suggested that organisers might hold an alternative in keeping with social distancing, such as hanging Cuban flags outside homes or some form of “virtual parade”.

It comes after Cuba suspended all commercial aviation in and out of the island and an entire community was placed into isolation in the province of Pinar del Rio.

There are about 200 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Cuba and six people have died.

Wimbledon cancelled for first time since WW2

Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic, the All England Club confirms.

The two-week tournament, one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, was due to start on 29 June.

The entire UK grass court season has also been abandoned, including tournaments at Queen’s, Eastbourne, Nottingham and Birmingham.

There will be no professional tennis anywhere in the UK until at least 13 July.



Uefa competitions 'postponed until further notice'

This season's Champions League and Europa League competitions have been "postponed until further notice", says Uefa.

European football's governing body has also postponed all national team fixtures due to be played in June, including play-off and qualifying matches for the men's and women's European Championships.

Trump's pivot from positivity to 'up to 240,000 dead'

Americans are waking up to the latest White House estimate that 100,000 to 240,000 Americans are expected to die in the next few weeks.

That forecast depends on people strictly following social distancing and isolation guidelines, US health officials warn, and could climb even higher if people do not heed federal guidelines, which have been extended to 30 April.

"This is going to be a very, very painful two weeks," President Trump warned at a briefing on Tuesday night, where the latest death toll projection was announced.

For Mr Trump, the dire message was a change in tack for a leader who had been downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic even as it rampaged across the world.

Only last week, Mr Trump was comparing the virus to the seasonal flu, the BBC's Anthony Zurcher reports.


Serbian government minister dies from virus

A member of Serbia’s government has died after contracting Covid-19. Branislav Brazic was a state secretary in the environment ministry. He is the first senior Serbian official to die from the virus.

A prominent right-wing politician, Mr Brazic was the co-founder of the governing Progressive Party. He served as environment minister in the late 1990s – and had returned to that field in recent years, most recently as state secretary.

It comes after a significant rise in the number of infections in the country. Serbia has reported 1,060 coronavirus cases and almost 30 deaths so far. A state of emergency is in force.

Zoom app under fresh scrutiny

You may not have heard about it until you were told to work from home, but the videoconferencing app Zoom has soared in popularity during the pandemic.

Millions have flocked to it as governments around the world have ordered large parts of their populations to stay at home. It is now ranked as the number two and number one app in the UK and US, respectively.

In fact, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently shared a picture of himself chairing a Cabinet meeting using it.

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But that sharp increase in use has come with fresh, high-level, scrutiny. Many are now questioning how secure the app is.

New York's attorney general has even written to the firm to raise concerns over its ability to cope with the sudden rise in users.

It's also understood that Nato’s policy on Zoom is not to use the app for any meetings, briefings or conversations between ambassadors if classified or sensitive information is shared.

So how secure is it?

Loss to Africa

Hassan Hussein Adde (83) died from Covid-19 in London on 1 April 2020.

Nur Hassan Hussein February 1937 – 1 April 2020), popularly known as Nur Adde, was a Somali politician, who served as Prime Minister of Somalia from November 2007 to February 2009.

Hussein was appointed as Somalia's ambassador to Italy in June 2009.

He was from Mogadishu and part of the Celi Cumar Abgaal sub-clan of the Hawiye.


Premier League footballers 'living in moral vacuum'
Premier League footballers are living in a "moral vacuum" as clubs furlough staff during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Julian Knight, chair of the UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan added that he thinks top-flight players should "carry the burden".

Tottenham, owned by billionaire Joe Lewis, who has a net worth of £4.3bn, came under fire after saying the club would use a government scheme to "protect jobs".

The north London club announced that 550 non-playing staff would take a 20% pay cut, including chairman Daniel Levy who earned £7m last year.

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber defended the football industry, saying costs have continued while income has "literally stopped pretty much overnight".

"I can fully understand why people think that the football industry and particularly the Premier League has got a lot of cash. In many cases that’s not the case, it’s a bit of a myth," he said.

Prince Charles makes first appearance since diagnosis
The Prince of Wales has called on people to "look forward to better times" in his first appearance since being diagnosed with coronavirus.

In a video posted on Twitter, he said his self-isolation period had now ended but warned that social-distancing could be a "strange, frustrating and often distressing experience".

The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest challenge for the world since World War Two, UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned.

He said it could bring a recession "that probably has no parallel in the recent past".

His warning comes amid dire predictions about the possible economic impact of measures imposed to fight the virus.

The number of confirmed cases around the world is now nearing 860,000, with more than 42,000 deaths.

The death toll in the US is now more than 4,000 - higher than the declared number of fatalities in China, where the outbreak began late last year.

Johns Hopkins University said 865 people had died in the past 24 hours in the US and in all more than 189,000 people in the country had been infected.

Spain has recorded another 864 deaths related to coronavirus, the highest in one day, as the total number of deaths across Europe has gone beyond 30,000.

More than 9,000 people have died in Spain, which is second only to Italy in fatalities caused by the virus.

Confirmed cases in the country have passed 100,000, but numbers show the infection rate continues to fall.

What's happened so far today?

If you are just joining us, here are some of today's main headlines...

Spain has recorded a record daily death toll of 864, meaning more than 9,000 people have died in the country as a result of coronavirus
Iran's death toll has passed 3,000, after 138 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours
There are now more than 800,000 confirmed cases around the world
The lack of tests for coronavirus in the UK has become a political problem, says BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg
And this year’s Edinburgh Festival and Fringe Festival has been cancelled



Which countries don't have cases?

The Cook Islands are yet to report any cases
According to Google Trends, a lot of users on the search engine are trying to find out which countries do not currently have any cases of coronavirus. Perhaps people are plotting a daring escape to one of them...

Some of the results that come up include the Marshall Islands, Samoa and Malawi.

But beware: there's a major caveat to all of this.

Some countries that have not reported any cases are believed to not be testing for the virus or reporting their figures accurately. So it's best to follow updates closely and perhaps put those holiday dreams on hold for now.


Tributes paid to world-renowned scientist
Tributes are being paid to the South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who died on Tuesday of Covid-19 complications.

Prof Ramjee had recently returned home from a trip to London and was admitted with pneumonia to a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province, the Daily Maverick news website reports.

Her research, which focused on ways to prevent HIV transmissions in women in South Africa, earned her recognition around the world.

Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAids, tweeted that she was deeply saddened by the news: